Author Topic: Any dealings with tester.co.uk ? (Read 18470 times)

Pippy · « **on:** July 02, 2013, 10:30:29 am »

Hi

http://www.tester.co.uk

I was wondering if anyone has had any dealings with this UK company at all?

If so then have you had any problems with them I wonder?

Ziltoid · « **Reply #1 on:** July 02, 2013, 10:37:25 am »

They Sponsor mjlorton so i think they are genuine. But i havent bought anything from them!

c4757p · « **Reply #2 on:** July 02, 2013, 02:18:40 pm »

Quote from: mojo-chan on July 02, 2013, 02:12:04 pm

To be honest that sponsorship put me off them and mjlorton.

Yeah. On one hand, good for him for being able to make money doing something like that. On the other hand, "Tester.co.uk. Apply directly to the forehead. Tester.co.uk."

jpb · « **Reply #3 on:** July 02, 2013, 02:25:11 pm »

Quote from: mojo-chan on July 02, 2013, 02:12:04 pm

To be honest that sponsorship put me off them and mjlorton. Is there any particular reason why you want to use them?

I'm not the OP but I'd guess it is because they seem to be the only company in the UK selling Siglent stuff such as the SDG5000 series amongst other things - at least when I google SDG5082 they are the only company that is uk based that appears.

Pippy · « **Reply #4 on:** July 02, 2013, 02:47:26 pm »

Yes the only UK company with Siglent equipment.

They don't appear to keen on answering emails, which has been a bit disconcerting as we put an order in for the Siglent SDS1072CML 70Mhz Oscilloscope last week.

Spoke to them on the phone today only to find out they don't have the scope in stock (the site doesn't mention this when you order), so they are offering to immediately post to us the next model up (the 100MHz version) at no extra charge, which is very good of them!

Will let you know how it goes in the next day or two.

AndyC_772 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 02, 2013, 03:04:20 pm »

I bought an Amprobe temperature logger from them a couple of months ago - no problems.

rstoer · « **Reply #6 on:** July 02, 2013, 03:23:12 pm »

Quote from: mojo-chan on July 02, 2013, 02:12:04 pm

To be honest that sponsorship put me off them and mjlorton. Is there any particular reason why you want to use them?

Sponsors are part of what allow people like Dave, mjlorton, and others attempting to make a living from this to post their videos. I don't mind his putting that three-second ad at the beginning of his videos and if I lived in Europe I'd give them a try.

WKaibigan · « **Reply #7 on:** July 02, 2013, 03:49:08 pm »

Bought a Siglent scope from them recently with no problems. Even used discount code from Martin Lorton's videos. Only thing I didn't like was that they didn't notify me of dispatch of order. Got that from courier but otherwise fast straightforward purchase.

orbiter · « **Reply #8 on:** July 02, 2013, 04:01:26 pm »

They ARE an ok company, however I've found them to be rather expensive when looking for new gear.

mjlorton · « **Reply #9 on:** July 03, 2013, 12:30:11 pm »

Hi Folks,

I thought I would chime in as this thread was brought to my attention.

Advertising and sponsorship...for better or worse, is necessary for me to run a video blog full time and make a living from it.

I also get very frustrated if I'm dealing with a retailer that is not providing a good service or communicating with me.

Barry, the MD of Tester.co.uk, been very responsive in terms of taking on new product lines that I have brought to his attention that might bring good value to electronics enthusiasts. Siglent is one of them.

If anyone has an issue with Tester.co.uk and they are not responding to communications please let me know and I'll pursue with Barry. My email address: martin@mjlorton.com

Cheers,
Martin.

steve30 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 03, 2013, 01:29:08 pm »

Quote from: mojo-chan on July 02, 2013, 02:12:04 pm

To be honest that sponsorship put me off them and mjlorton. Is there any particular reason why you want to use them?

I tend not to like such sponsorships, as they can create changes in the quality of content, but (in my opinion), this hasn't happened with Martin, which is a good thing

.

duskglow · « **Reply #11 on:** July 03, 2013, 03:19:27 pm »

I think it's a fine line, and it's one that's really hard for someone to get right. Dave has come pretty close, but I can understand why some would go a bit farther over that line than he has.

My favorite is "chips and dips" (I think that's the name of it) where this guy speaking Russian, overlaid by some guy speaking a very posh English, pretty much goes through a spiel that regurgitates marketing speak. Utterly useless.

Stonent · « **Reply #12 on:** July 03, 2013, 05:03:09 pm »

Quote from: mojo-chan on July 02, 2013, 02:12:04 pm

To be honest that sponsorship put me off them and mjlorton. Is there any particular reason why you want to use them?

It has never bothered me, I just say it along with the video.

"Testah doat coe doat u k"

c4757p · « **Reply #13 on:** July 03, 2013, 05:05:25 pm »

Quote from: Stonent on July 03, 2013, 05:03:09 pm

It has never bothered me, I just say it along with the video.

"Testah doat coe doat u k"

Yeah. I don't know what it is about YouTube intros and saying them to yourself, but I do as well. I also greet Dave with a "Hoi!" every time.

Stonent · « **Reply #14 on:** July 03, 2013, 05:40:44 pm »

Quote from: c4757p on July 03, 2013, 05:05:25 pm

Quote from: Stonent on July 03, 2013, 05:03:09 pm
It has never bothered me, I just say it along with the video.

"Testah doat coe doat u k"

Yeah. I don't know what it is about YouTube intros and saying them to yourself, but I do as well. I also greet Dave with a "Hoi!" every time.

I do the Hoi! also and find myself reading "HP" and my mind says it as "Haych Pee".

There's another youtube channel I watch from time to time on car repair Richpin06a and you can tell the guy is obviously from the Boston area. So after watching several of his videos in a row hearing him say "kah" instead of "car" I responded out loud "Kah!" and seriously he paused and said "You like the way I say kah ?" I about fell off my bed.

I told my sister in law who's also from that area and she thought it was great. I posted on his channel about it and he thought it was great too.

I'll see if I can work on my mjlorton accent some more.

" 'Allo youchoobahs "

c4757p · « **Reply #15 on:** July 03, 2013, 05:45:42 pm »

Quote from: Stonent on July 03, 2013, 05:40:44 pm

" 'Allo youchoobahs "

I always hear "Hello, you tubas!"

duskglow · « **Reply #16 on:** July 03, 2013, 05:46:46 pm »

I find myself practicing "Don't tun it aahn, take it apaaaaht."

c4757p · « **Reply #17 on:** July 03, 2013, 05:51:08 pm »

I've picked up "bloody", "baaahstads", "diiiik'eads" and "half a bee's dick".

I swear to god I almost say them, and with an Aussie accent to boot! I can't say "haitch", it makes me feel like I'm about to cough up a furball.

Stonent · « **Reply #18 on:** July 03, 2013, 06:02:54 pm »

Dave Jones - The Crocodile Clip Hunter

duskglow · « **Reply #19 on:** July 03, 2013, 06:03:50 pm »

I have been thinking about doing a spoof for a while.

"Crikey! Look at this little fella! What a lovely capacitor! Oh, don't worry little fella, I won't hurt you. *spark* OW!"

SeanB · « **Reply #20 on:** July 03, 2013, 06:15:05 pm »

He's dead Dusklow, dead..... stingray got him reight in the heart, one shot and it was game over.

duskglow · « **Reply #21 on:** July 03, 2013, 06:16:08 pm »

I know. It's the crocodile hunter equivalent of getting zapped by an ungrounded oscilloscope case.

c4757p · « **Reply #22 on:** July 03, 2013, 06:18:23 pm »

Oh just drop it.

duskglow · « **Reply #23 on:** July 03, 2013, 06:19:18 pm »

Aww, you're no fun.

Pippy · « **Reply #24 on:** July 03, 2013, 06:40:37 pm »

Well, the scope arrived today (ordered last friday - 5 days ago).

They have indeed given us the next model up - the 100MHz version rather than the 70Mhz. They didn't have the SDS1072CML 70Mhz in stock so instead sent us the SDS1102CML 100Mhz at no extra charge.

A big thank you to David Atkins at Speed (www.tester.co.uk) !

Have never dealt with them before but no complaints at all, very pleased.


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